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Mame setup for windows
jedione:
my opinion is to get a full updated set for "ash mame" and be done
find out what works and be content... your box & gfxc card will be the remainder
i have spent many moons,,and to no a vale,,"Mame is great,,but is a tap out for till 2020
were at a stalemate..in my opinion!
chrisvg:
Just to add to this, GroovyMAME is an excellent fork of MAME that is designed primarily for use on arcade cabinets with CRT monitors. Combined with the custom "CRT_Emudriver" video driver releases for older ATI Radeon cards, you can get MAME running at native video modes and refresh rates that the actual arcade boards used.
This might seem a bit nitpicky, but if you're going to the effort of using an arcade cabinet with a CRT to get that "authentic" feel, why not go as far as you can. For example, it's nice to be able to play R-Type at 55hz and have the music play at the correct pitch :)
You can find out more info about GroovyMAME on the Arcade Control forums. CRT_Emudriver can be found at this thread on Calamity's forums.
akafox:
--- Quote from: omegaman on August 09, 2015, 04:54:48 AM ---Is there a good reason why people want to use these other flavors of mame? I just don't understand it.
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I agree with you. I think though it just comes down to they want to take the time to build a mamecab...and because it is theirs they want to make it more personalized. That or need. Some people may only want fighting games..so they have no trackball. Each mame build has it's pros and cons. Or you might just have and older PC given to you or laying around that will run and older version of mame better.
I have been using advance mame for some weeks now. It is made to be used on arcade and TV monitors (and lcds) but it runs an old mame set (thus it's hard to get working because it's hard to find old rom sets) and no cps3 support (though he's working on that one). On my gaming rig however I run patched stock mame...and not even the newest version.
Again it just comes down to need or want. But if it were not for "stock mame" the other builds would not exist... :P
Here are the still active mame builds I could find..(as of 7, Dec 2015 24, Feb, 2022..well some might be behind..I haven't updated my list) I am not responsible for the contents of the links or builds!
Arcade64 https://arcade.mameworld.info/
wolfmame http://replay.marpirc.net/
mameui http://www.mameui.info/
mame http://mamedev.org/release.html
hbmame http://messui.1emulation.com/index.html
csmame http://www.mamehub.com/
old but usable with the correct mame rom sets
hqmame https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbrz/files/HqMAME/ (0.139)
advance mame https://www.advancemame.it/download (0.106, note here that things were added so it is more current then stock mame 0.106. However is still uses mame version 0.106 roms!)
mameplus http://www.progettosnaps.net/mameplus/ (0.168)
MAMEXT http://www.emulab.it/p_emulators.php (0.165)
messui http://hbmame.1emulation.com/index.html (MESS has now been merged into MAME so this is not needed..unless you need it...other console emulators are updated and do a better job. Usage is hit or miss if you use it!)
mewui http://sourceforge.net/projects/mewui/files/releases/ (0.170)
mameuifx http://mame32fx.altervista.org/home.htm (0.175, Replaced by Arcade64 shown above)
--- Quote from: chrisvg on December 06, 2015, 08:20:45 PM ---Just to add to this, GroovyMAME is an excellent fork of MAME that is designed primarily for use on arcade cabinets with CRT monitors.
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They have their "own version" of mame? I thought it was plain mame just crammed into an "linux arcade" distro....
chrisvg:
--- Quote from: akafox on December 07, 2015, 07:55:24 AM ---They have their "own version" of mame? I thought it was plain mame just crammed into an "linux arcade" distro....
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You're thinking of GroovyArcade, which is a Linux distro with GroovyMAME and other programs for use on an arcade cabinet.
GroovyMAME itself is simply a custom build of MAME with additional code called "SwitchRes" which replaces the default code in MAME for handling video resolutions. It is in active development (new builds and added features are generally released within hours of the MameDev team's releases on the last Wednesday of each month).
For the best results with GroovyMAME, you will want to be using "CRT_EmuDriver", which is a "hacked" ATI Radeon video driver that includes support for outputting suitable video signal to a 15/24/31 Hz arcade monitor. It is similar in principal to how the ArcadeVGA cards from Ultimarc work, but with support for a much wider range of video modes and refresh rates. Just note that this video driver is currently limited to working with older Radeon cards (up to HD 4890), and only for Windows XP (32/64bit) or 7 (64bit).
Calamity is currently working on supporting newer versions of Windows (8 and 10) and newer video cards. He has had some success, there are just a few more hurdles to deal with before releasing something for people to try in the coming months.
akafox:
Well old and windows XP is what i have..and I picked up and old crt TV for $5 so when ever i can get a vga to y/w/r out (RCA) i'll be set. thanks! :)
going to check that out.
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